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THE BETHEL COLLEGE
CLA
I O N
Wednesday, December 10, 2003
"Speak ye every man the truth to his neighbour"
Volume 79 * Number 7
Outside
the
Bubble
Kelly Kirby
StaffWriter
World
London's mayor recently revealed four al-Qaeda
attempts to target the city,
all foiled by local authorities. Osama Bin Ladcn's
al-Qaeda terrorist network
plotted to detonate a
nuclear bomb that was
floated into London on a
mystery ship two years
aao..
Nation
After receiving 300 calls
per hour, Abercrombie and
Fitch decided to pull the
"Christmas Field Guide"
from stores due to pressure
from boycott campaigns.
Labeled "pornographic" by
family advocacy groups,
the quarterly will still be
distributed to those who
have purchased subscriptions.
Minnesota
Alfonso Rodriguez, Jr., a
convicted rapist from
Crookston, Minn., has been
charged with the kidnapping
of University of North
Dakota senior Dm Sjodin.
Sjodin was allegedly
abducted from a Grand
Forks mall parking lot while
leaving work over two
weeks a^o.
Festival shares message of peace
Melissa King
Contributing Writer
The theme of "Prince of
Peace" rang out to every corner
of the Benson Great Hall for the
47th annual "Festival of
Christmas," Dec. 4-6. Music
directors RubyAnn Poulson
(Women's Chorale), Dr. Dennis
Port (Festival Choir), Dr.
Steven Thompson (Wind
Ensemble), Dr. Lynda Bradley-
Vacco (Chamber Orchestra),
and Kevin Shall (Handbell
Ensemble) led over 250 students and professors in instrumental and chorale performance.
A very important part of
these performances is what the
audience never sees, what goes
on behind the scenes each year.
"Hundreds of hours of preparation, beginning with the first
planning session in June where
Article continued on pg. 2
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Pete Lande
Almost 300 sludents and faculty collaborated for this year 's "Fesilval of Christmas " with the theme: "Prince
of Peace. " T-B: Music ensembles pictured: Bethel Choir [flanked by the Male Chorus and male Festival choir
members]. Women s Chorale [flanked by female Festival choir members] and the Bethel Handbell Ensemble.
Bottom L-R: The Bethel Chamber Orchestra and the Bethel Wind Emsemble :
Faculty, students debate on Bush's Christianity
David Matts
StaffWriter
Nothing can bring the
Bethel community together like
a good argument.
On Nov. 13, students and
faculty came to hear professors
G.W. Carlson of the History
department and Dan Ritchie of
the English department debate
the resolution, "This House
Believes thai George W. Bush is
not representative of American
Christians." Carlson argued in
favor of the resolution, and
Ritchie opposed.
Carlson spoke first and said
that there are four criteria that a
Christian president should
measure up to. He said that
"Christians arc called to be
peacemakers, to care for God's
creation, to ensure economic
justice, and to make sure that
there is an equal opportunity for
all people to develop the gifts
God has given them. Bush doesn't adequately address any of
those and thus doesn't even
meet a minimal standard."
Ritchie followed by arguing that. Carlson's standards
were not for Christians but for
Socialists. Ritchie said that
Bush does represent American
Christians by focusing on moral
issues that arc important to
Christians, namely abortion and
gay marriages. Ritchie said that
Bush was right to focus on families and issues that arc impor
tant to them. ?Ie said, "The
family is the most important
indicator of the well-being of
children and our country's
future."
Carlson argued that the
issues that arc really important
to families are not abortion and
homosexuality, but rather having access to housing and
healthcare.
There was a fair amount of
witty repartee and good-natured
insulting between the two
speakers. At the beginning of
his second speech, Ritchie said,
"I feci like when 1 follow Bill
[Dr. Carlson], there's such a
feast of intellectual error for me
to talk about."
The debate was structured
like an Oxford-style debate,
wherein both speakers gave two
speeches, and the floor was then
opened to anyone in the audience who wished to question
the two speakers or give their
own rebuttal. The audience's
heckled and cheered both
speakers.
Freshmen Josh Tschetter
and Matt Fisher spoke up once
the floor was opened. Fisher
argued in favor of the resolution, saying that the war in Iraq
was motivated by vengeance
while Tschetter defended
Bush's policies and compared
them to Ronald Reagan's policies which drew both cheers
and jeers from the crowd.
'Twas the week before finals...
P.O.D.'s latest !
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Football wraps up the season
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THE BETHEL COLLEGE
CLA
I O N
Wednesday, December 10, 2003
"Speak ye every man the truth to his neighbour"
Volume 79 * Number 7
Outside
the
Bubble
Kelly Kirby
StaffWriter
World
London's mayor recently revealed four al-Qaeda
attempts to target the city,
all foiled by local authorities. Osama Bin Ladcn's
al-Qaeda terrorist network
plotted to detonate a
nuclear bomb that was
floated into London on a
mystery ship two years
aao..
Nation
After receiving 300 calls
per hour, Abercrombie and
Fitch decided to pull the
"Christmas Field Guide"
from stores due to pressure
from boycott campaigns.
Labeled "pornographic" by
family advocacy groups,
the quarterly will still be
distributed to those who
have purchased subscriptions.
Minnesota
Alfonso Rodriguez, Jr., a
convicted rapist from
Crookston, Minn., has been
charged with the kidnapping
of University of North
Dakota senior Dm Sjodin.
Sjodin was allegedly
abducted from a Grand
Forks mall parking lot while
leaving work over two
weeks a^o.
Festival shares message of peace
Melissa King
Contributing Writer
The theme of "Prince of
Peace" rang out to every corner
of the Benson Great Hall for the
47th annual "Festival of
Christmas," Dec. 4-6. Music
directors RubyAnn Poulson
(Women's Chorale), Dr. Dennis
Port (Festival Choir), Dr.
Steven Thompson (Wind
Ensemble), Dr. Lynda Bradley-
Vacco (Chamber Orchestra),
and Kevin Shall (Handbell
Ensemble) led over 250 students and professors in instrumental and chorale performance.
A very important part of
these performances is what the
audience never sees, what goes
on behind the scenes each year.
"Hundreds of hours of preparation, beginning with the first
planning session in June where
Article continued on pg. 2
#hl ' * • i"fV*T"«;: * j ;» t; »■« *
^ri__t,-__&.____
i _J% w, ■ y%*'T/ tu * **&**> ^ • - •
r«-,
Pete Lande
Almost 300 sludents and faculty collaborated for this year 's "Fesilval of Christmas " with the theme: "Prince
of Peace. " T-B: Music ensembles pictured: Bethel Choir [flanked by the Male Chorus and male Festival choir
members]. Women s Chorale [flanked by female Festival choir members] and the Bethel Handbell Ensemble.
Bottom L-R: The Bethel Chamber Orchestra and the Bethel Wind Emsemble :
Faculty, students debate on Bush's Christianity
David Matts
StaffWriter
Nothing can bring the
Bethel community together like
a good argument.
On Nov. 13, students and
faculty came to hear professors
G.W. Carlson of the History
department and Dan Ritchie of
the English department debate
the resolution, "This House
Believes thai George W. Bush is
not representative of American
Christians." Carlson argued in
favor of the resolution, and
Ritchie opposed.
Carlson spoke first and said
that there are four criteria that a
Christian president should
measure up to. He said that
"Christians arc called to be
peacemakers, to care for God's
creation, to ensure economic
justice, and to make sure that
there is an equal opportunity for
all people to develop the gifts
God has given them. Bush doesn't adequately address any of
those and thus doesn't even
meet a minimal standard."
Ritchie followed by arguing that. Carlson's standards
were not for Christians but for
Socialists. Ritchie said that
Bush does represent American
Christians by focusing on moral
issues that arc important to
Christians, namely abortion and
gay marriages. Ritchie said that
Bush was right to focus on families and issues that arc impor
tant to them. ?Ie said, "The
family is the most important
indicator of the well-being of
children and our country's
future."
Carlson argued that the
issues that arc really important
to families are not abortion and
homosexuality, but rather having access to housing and
healthcare.
There was a fair amount of
witty repartee and good-natured
insulting between the two
speakers. At the beginning of
his second speech, Ritchie said,
"I feci like when 1 follow Bill
[Dr. Carlson], there's such a
feast of intellectual error for me
to talk about."
The debate was structured
like an Oxford-style debate,
wherein both speakers gave two
speeches, and the floor was then
opened to anyone in the audience who wished to question
the two speakers or give their
own rebuttal. The audience's
heckled and cheered both
speakers.
Freshmen Josh Tschetter
and Matt Fisher spoke up once
the floor was opened. Fisher
argued in favor of the resolution, saying that the war in Iraq
was motivated by vengeance
while Tschetter defended
Bush's policies and compared
them to Ronald Reagan's policies which drew both cheers
and jeers from the crowd.
'Twas the week before finals...
P.O.D.'s latest !
^fcj5*7^[
f<4
album
ft •«6V/
fM
Page 7
Page 11
Football wraps up the season
Page 13